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The American Red Cross serves as a lifeline to the United States Armed Forces through its Service to Armed Forces program. SAF is uniquely equipped to provide an exclusive worldwide communication and support network that serves as a link between active and retired military service members and their families, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
In addition, the Chapters provide an economic safety net for low-income military family members who do not qualify for government welfare benefits and has partnered with Military OneSource and Military Home Front to provide social services, emergency travel, financial assistance and mental health support for returning troops, National Guard and Reservists.
Your American Red Cross Mid-Florida Region:
- Helped 6,929 military families
- Briefed 6,566 military men and woman and their families on how to get to know the Red Cross services for the armed forces
*All figures are from fiscal year 2010, July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010
Patrick Air Force Base
The Red Cross also provides services to the armed forces community in clinics, medical centers on military installations around the world and at VA hospitals. In Brevard County, Red Cross volunteers with the Space Coast Chapter routinely work at Patrick Air Force Base providing service to the armed forces. This includes 14 trained caseworkers. The Red Cross assists in verifications on all applications for compassionate leave. Other volunteers support the base pharmacy and clinic, the largest transitional housing project for homeless veterans in Florida. The Space Coast Chapter also provides lifesaving training at the state’s largest transitional housing project for homeless veterans.
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